1-3 Godungku Samuelanda yalaman, “Yundu kari jiba-badi Saulunku. Ngayu nyungun bawan, nyulu juma kunbay kingmanka. Ngayu wawu yunun yungalda, townbu Bethlehem bamanda burri Jesse. Ngayu kangkal nyungu nyubunku wangkanyin, king-bunganka. Yundu olive-oil wundi, yinya warru oildu dukul-dama, king-bunganka.” Samuelangka Godundu yalaman, “Kari. Kaki ngayu nyungun dukul-damal king-bunganka, Saulungku nganya yarkin-bungal.” Godungku yalaman, “Bulki karrkay wundi, bamanda balka yundu kuninka, wayjunku, ngaykundu dajinka. Yamba yundu Jesse kunja, yununji nukajinka. Yinyamun ngayu yunundu balkal wanjarrmanka. Ngayu bama nyubun wangkanyil, yundu oildu dukul-damanka, king-bunganka.”

4-5 Yinyamun Samuelangka Godumu kuku wukurrin. Nyulu townbu Bethlehem dungan, jana maja-maja townku babajin, “Yundu kari kuli-kadan?” Samuelangka yalaman, “Kari, ngayu minya wayjunku, Godundu dajinka. Yurra yurraku ngulkurr-bungajika Godundumunbu miyilba yala nyuluku kukubuku balkan. Yinyamun ngaykundu kaday.” Samuelangka yinya kuku yalarrku Jessenda and nyunguwunbu kangkal-kangkalanda balkan.

6-7 Jana Samuelanda kadan, nyulu Jessemu kangkal burri Eliab nyajin, nyuluku yalaman, “Yanyu nguba Godumu bama kingmanka.” Yamba Godungku Samuelanda yalaman, “Yinya bama kalbali, ngulkurrijin, bangkarr ngulkurr. Yamba yundu nyungun bayja. Ngayu nyungun kari wangkanyin. Ngayu Maja God. Ngayu kari milkabu wukurril yala bamangka. Ngayu kananga wawungu nyajil, yamba yurra bamangka ngalkalba bangkarrku nyajil, wangkanyinka.”

8-12a Jessengka nyungu kangkal-kangkal dingkar-dingkar 7-bala Samuelanda wundin. Yamba Samuelangka yalaman, “Kari, Godungku jananin kari wangkanyin, king-bunganka.” Nyulu Jessenda babajin baja, “Yanyu yalakubada yunu kangkal-kangkal?” Jessengka yalaman, “Kari, nyubunku kudamundumun. Yamba nyulu yaluy kari. Nyulu bubungu jirrbu-jirrbungu minya sheep kujil-kujilda.” Samuelangka yalaman, “Nyungun kunja. Ngana nyungunku waitmal, balu nyulu kaday, ngana minyada wayjul, Godundu dajinka.” Jessengka nyungunku yungan.

12b-13 Nyulu kadan, Samuelangka nyajin nyulu warru ngulkurr, dandi. Godungku Samuelanda yalaman, “Yinyadabi! Nyungun oildu dukul-dama!” Samuelangka David olive-oildu dukul-daman nyunguwunbu yaba-karranda miyilbaku. Yinyamun Godumu wawu jinbalku Davidandamunbu wawungu walan, nyungunji bundan. Yinyamun Samuel bayanbaku dungan baja townbu Ramah.

14-18 Godundumundu wawubu Saul bawan, dubu Godungku nyungundu yungan. Saul dubunjiku bundandan. Nyunguwundu workingmanangka nyungundu yalaman, “Nganjin binal Godungku dubu yunundu yungan. Yundu wawu nganjin bama nubinka, wulngku harp balkanka? Yinyamun nyulu dubu yunundu kaday, yinyangka bamangka nyungu wulngku harp balkal yunundu, yundu ngulkurrmanka baja.” Saulungku yalaman, “Yalada, bama mana.” Nyubunyinja workingmanangka yalaman, “Jessemu kangkal townbu Bethlehem, nyulu wulngkuku harpanka binal bajaku. Nyulu yalarrku burrkul-dandi soldier, yalarrku mala-kuku. God nyungunji bundanday.”

19-23 Yinyamun Saulungku kuku yungan Jessenda, yalaman, “Yunu kangkal David, nyulu sheep kujil-kujil. Nyungun ngaykundu yunga.” Jessengka David Saulundu yungan. Nyulu mayi donkeynda mukungu karrabu kajan, nanny goat manin, Davidanji yungan. David Saulundumunbu bayanba kadan, nyungundu workmanijinda. Saul Davidanka wawu jirray, nyungun wangkanyin, nyungu kalka jarra-kulbanka. Yinyamun Saulungku kuku yungan Jessenda, yalaman, “Ngayu Davidanka wawu jirray. Balu nyulu ngaykunji bunday, ngaykundu workmanka.” Wawu yinyamun kaki dubu Saulundu kadan, Davidangka nyungu wulngku harp balkan. Yinyamun dubu dungan baja, Saul bangkarr ngulkurrman baja.